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My name is Mohammed Dhia Taha Al-Shirwani. Currently, living in Baghdad, married and have three children, Haidiو who is 11 years old. She is in the sixth school grad. She plays the violin and started collecting stamps as well. Shirwan, who is 9 years old and passed to the fourth school grad and plays violin as well (click on the link below right for a clip watch). Lastly Jwan who is only 6 year old and will join the school by the end of this year. I born in Leipzig – Germany in the year 1964, where my parents were studding there. I graduated from the College of Engineering, Electrical department, University of Baghdad in the year 1987. My main philatelic aim is to
fill my different collections gaps so as to complete my stamp collections.
For that purpose I frequently update the related countries want lists. I
normally prefer mint stamp issues for almost all my stamp collections,
especially those recently issued, but as everybody is aware, man cannot
obtain those rare and expensive older once and that’s why I may satisfy
having older once in fine used condition. Baghdad, where I live, as it
is known, the capital of the Mesopotamia Iraq, is and still very interesting
city full of sites of heritage and rich history. You will be really
astonished witnessing history’s deeply influenced wherever you go in Iraq. For this main reason, I started collecting Iraqi stamps, as it reflects by sense
before their values, the story of ever developing man’s ideas and renewing
civilizations. If you go through the Iraqi issues, you will always find
discrepancies, which in turn leads to more excitation. For instance the
Overprinted issues of the years 1958, 1971-3 and lastly the Embargo period of
the years 1992-5. These issues are different than other country’s issues
simply because Iraq is one of the most interesting and promising land of
heritage. Secondly it is because the Iraqi stamps are used in the same way,
when first invented and for the same early aims and uses, which differs a lot
from many other countries doing now days. Again if you go through the Iraqi
issues from the year 1917 up to date, you will notice that you cannot obtain
all stamps just like that. Their catalogue valuation are totally misleading,
as rare issues are not well considered, while values of some
non important once were exaggerated because of their themes. In brief, I
recommend you to start collecting Iraqi deserving and non-commercial stamps.
Please do not understand that I may fulfill all your needs, but I might help
you obtaining the Iraqi new issues, fill your listed wants of mint complete
sets, FDCs and some used collections. I have in my stock some other Arab and
neighborhood country’s issues, which I also may offer to trade. Baghdadi summer can be
described, as an extreme, as temperature goes up to 50 centigrade
degree, which is also affecting the Iraqi people’s mentality. As for winter,
it is cool, but for a very short period. I will be glad to provide you
answers about Iraqi stamps issues, and any relevant if you ask. Last updated on Tuesday, 03 May 2009
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Iraqi stamp first festival in Baghdad
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